Aquia Crane et al. 1993

Angiospermae - Proteales - Platanaceae

Full reference: P. R. Crane, K. R. Pedersen, E. M. Friis and A. N. Drinnan. 1993. Early Cretaceous (Early to Middle Albian) platanoid inflorescences associated with Sapindopsis leaves from the Potomac Group of eastern North America. Syst Bot 18:328-344

Parent taxon: Platanaceae according to P. R. Crane et al. 1993

Sister taxa: Aspidiophyllum, Credneria, Hamatia, Langeranthus, Langeria, Macginicarpa, Macginistemon, Macginitiea, Platananthus, Plataninium, Platanites, Platanocarpus, Platanophyllum, Platanoxylon, Platanus, Pseudoaspidiophyllum

Subtaxa: Aquia brookensis

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Type: Aquia brookensis

Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (2: Virginia collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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